From: Mike Ayers (mike.ayers@tumbleweed.com)
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 17:08:51 CDT
> From: unicode-bounce@unicode.org [mailto:unicode-bounce@unicode.org]On
> Behalf Of Doug Ewell
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:09 PM
> Unfortunately, neither the proper apostrophe ’ nor the copyright © and
> trademark ™ symbols appear in CP437.
Which is why I sent the UTF-32 MPE out in all ASCII.
> > I hope this will end the discussion on MPEs, which are toys,
> > after all (though they could also be used to visualize the
> > three UTF encodings).
>
> You mean you're not interested in my BOCU-1 pocket encoder? ☺
Send it. I want.
> Unicode toys are not always a bad thing. They can be an aid to
> understanding, and they're certainly more relevant to this list than
> S0|\/|E T0P|C5 I could think of.
Toys? Maybe. Tools that won't get much use, more likely. I have
used Marco's encoder to decode `od -t x1` streams, and keep the encoders
printed, glued, and handy for emergencies. Sometimes they're the best tool
(and not just the best available). Of course, the UTF-32 MPE isn't really a
tool, not even a toy, more of a punch line.
/|/|ike "Give me a magic pocket and I'll encode it" /+yers
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